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Steel union members who had Trump's back in the election hope he will have theirs through the U.S. Steel deal.Steel union members who had Trump's back in the election hope he will have theirs through the U.S. Steel deal.'I apologize to absolutely nobody': Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe says media used Puerto Ricans as 'political fodder'
Stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe refused to apologize for jokes he made about Puerto Rico and many others in his routine at a Donald Trump rally.
Hinchcliffe, who made countless headlines after joking about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage" at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally late last month, addressed the media outrage in a video posted on Monday.
An episode of Hinchcliffe's incredibly popular podcast "Kill Tony" was filmed the night after his controversial pre-election appearance. The comedian prefaced it with comments about the backlash.
Hinchcliffe explained that the premise for his rally joke had a basis in reality.
"I don't know if you guys know this. In my speech on free speech, I referenced Puerto Rico, which currently has a landfill problem in which all of their landfills are filled to the brim. I guess I'm the only person that knew about this, unfortunately."
Hinchcliffe is right. Well before he made the remarks, environmental websites were bringing up the issue of the island's landfill space, saying the country would soon be at capacity for garbage.
The latest piece came from the St. Kitts and Nevis Observer, which said that the comedian's jokes aside, the island's infrastructure is under considerable strain, as many of its landfills are over capacity.
'That's what I do. I go hard, and that's never going to change.'
Hinchcliffe made it clear that his joke was indeed just a joke and added that he loves Puerto Ricans and believes them to be "very smart people."
"They're street-smart, and they're smart enough to know when they're being used as political fodder, and right now that is happening," Hinchcliffe said at the time.
Taking a page out of UFC legend Conor McGregor's book, Hinchcliffe added that he wanted to apologize to "nobody."
"I apologize to absolutely nobody. Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set," the comedian said.
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Hinchcliffe said he noticed there were no headlines regarding his jokes about his own mother but later admitted that maybe the presidential venue wasn't the best place to deliver his material.
However, the 40-year-old said he doesn't plan on easing up with his jokes.
"That's what I do. I go hard, and that's never going to change."
After the fallout from the rally, several prominent personalities defended Trump and the jokes.
Armin Mizani, the mayor of Keller, Texas, who is Puerto Rican, referred to the ordeal as simply a "bad joke by a comedian" that shouldn't overshadow what Trump could do for Americans.
Puerto Rican NFL player Jon Feliciano said, "The only Puerto Ricans that are mad about Tony Hinchcliffe's joke, are mad because it helps push their agenda."
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Even left-wing Comedy Central host Jon Stewart defended Hinchcliffe, showing that comedy can be bipartisan.
"Obviously, in retrospect, having a roast comedian come to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key demographic ... probably not the best decision by the campaign politically, but to be fair, the guy's just really doing what he does," Stewart explained.
"I find that guy very funny. I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you," he told his audience.
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My First Trump Rally Was One Of His Last, And It Lived Up To The Hype
While politicians have traditionally used rallies to deliver lectures about economics or foreign policy, Donald Trump is different.Biden accuses Trump of demonization seconds after calling 80 million Americans ‘garbage’
After Joe Biden’s recent statement that Trump supporters are “garbage,” it’s hard to tell whether he has it out for the Trump campaign or Kamala’s.
His comments came after Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, where comedian Tony Hinchcliffe — who rose to fame after giving an absolutely brutal and hilarious roast at Netflix's "The Roast of Tom Brady" — told a joke at the expense of Puerto Rico.
Hinchcliffe led into his joke by saying there was an island of garbage in the ocean but then said he believed that island of garbage was called Puerto Rico.
The mainstream media has latched onto Hinchcliffe’s joke, using it to paint all Trump supporters as racists and, of course, Nazis. However, when the president of the United States took it upon himself to call Trump supporters “garbage” after Hinchcliffe’s comments — the divisive rhetoric started to really hurt Kamala’s campaign.
“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said in a statement, adding, “His demonization seems unconscionable, and it’s un-American.”
“Yeah, I know, the left never demonizes people. That’s not their thing. Except he just did,” Rick of “The Rick and Bubba Show” comments.
However, it’s not just Biden who’s throwing last minute Hail Mary-style digs at the former president but Bill Clinton as well.
“He keeps talking about how he wants to get even and may have to call out the military on our own people, the danger within. I suppose that includes me, and, I mean basically, he’s asserted the right to go after anybody that he thinks, in his wisdom, is a threat,” Clinton said at a Harris-Walz even in Durham, North Carolina.
Rick can’t believe the hypocrisy in Clinton’s statement.
“We don’t have enough time in the show to list all the people that the Democrats have prosecuted and tried to put in jail or put in jail simply because they oppose them politically. And they’re the ones who have weaponized the government."
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Trans-identifying Democrat accused of threatening to kill Trump
A Pennsylvania man who purports to be a woman has been arrested and held without bail after he allegedly threatened to kill former President Donald Trump last week.
On Friday, Paul Gavenonis, 74, approached a transportation office employee at Penn State University and attempted to purchase a commuter lot parking pass. During a conversation with the employee, Gavenonis mentioned a Trump rally scheduled to take place at PSU the following day.
'Frankly, I hope somebody would get him.'
As their conversation continued, Gavenonis then allegedly made violent threats against the former president. "I hate Donald Trump. I’d like to shoot that guy," he reportedly said while pretending to rack a gun with his hands, according to the New York Post.
"You can’t take a gun in or the students will see it," he allegedly added after discussing scaling a tall building.
Gavenonis' alleged comments worried the employee, who reported them to the authorities within minutes. Gavenonis was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. Friday, jail records showed.
When questioned by the U.S. Secret Service, Gavenonis allegedly admitted that he "probably" could kill Trump at a rally and that he had a rifle at home.
"Frankly, I hope somebody would get him," he also told federal and local law enforcement, according to the arrest affidavit.
Gavenonis was eventually charged with making terroristic threats and disorderly conduct, a court docket showed.
He was also denied bail in part because he was deemed "suicidal," the docket noted.
Both the court docket and jail records list Gavenonis as a white female. The Centre County Public Defender’s Office also claimed he uses she/her pronouns, the Post reported.
When Blaze News reached out to the Centre County jail, Lt. Mark Waite provided Gavenonis' booking photo but did not clarify whether he is being housed in a male or female facility.
The Kansas City Star reported that Gavenonis is a registered Democrat.
Three months ago, Trump came within millimeters of losing his life after Thomas Crooks fired multiple shots at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 140 miles west of the Penn State campus in State College. One bullet tore through Trump's ear, while another killed former fire chief Corey Comperatore. Two others were critically wounded.
Then last month, Ryan Routh allegedly set up a sniper's nest at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the intention of assassinating Trump. Fortunately, the suspect was spotted before he could fire a shot.
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